Alternative culture hub plan for Domino Sugar factory comes into focus.
While CPCR may be on the hunt for cash, a community group is seizing the hiatus to revive interest in an alternative plan that envisions the site as a mixed-use “cultural hub” that includes galleries, event spaces, a hotel, and a marina, as well as 200 affordable housing units.
Urban Rooftop Farms, Hens & Bees
By Kimberly Sevilla Owner of Rose Red & Lavender, and life-long gardener I remember my first “rooftop garden,” in a walk-up on Avenue D in Manhattan. I attempted to grow some tomatoes in…
Building an Innovative Williamsburg Theater at The Brick
They just wanted a place where they could stage their own works; never did they imagine that just a few short years later, the Brick would play host to a multitude of festivals, award-winning plays, improv theater, and even late night burlesque shows.
Letter to the Editor: On “Living the Green Life in Grnpnt/Wlsbrg” (WG Nov 2010, Issue 24)
First, thank you for the very informative articles on ways that the Williamsburg/Greenpoint community can “go green.” I think it’s important, especially for those with the means, to move towards a sustainable lifestyle and to conserve as much as possible. [BUT...]
Combo Plate of Consciousness and Activism
If all New Yorkers in aggregate composted all their biodegradable table scraps, we’d reduce waste by a baseball stadium-sized amount each day. That many less trucks running through our neighborhood, that much less gasoline burned, that much less pollution… Let North Brooklyn lead the way.
